Factors affecting the behavior and stages of readiness to change exercise behaviour among university students

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the readiness of exercise behaviors of University students. The 400 students were selected using the formula of Yamane and stratified systematic sampling. The instrument used to collect the data was behavioral assessment. The data were analysed using an independent t-test, which resulted in a level of 0.05 level of significance. The results showed the overview of students for the stages of exercise behaviour were in the contemplation stage of 44.10%. In addition, the male and female students have exercise behaviour, according to the mentioned theory were in the contemplation stage.